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. >> reporter: a new kind of tax draws a new kind of protest. at least 10,000 people braved the autumn cold to take part in this demonstration, from the 200,000 who joined a facebook page opposing the internet tax. the government hopes to raise $80 billion a year by taxing each gigabyte of data transferred. critics called it an attack on free expression and a break on the development of fast internet services the country badly needs. >> this is a very stupid tax against the modern world. it hurts the economy. it will cost us jobs. it can make call centers go abroad. it restricts the scientific research. it makes problems for the universities. >> the people here are more angry about the whole idea of this tax than any sum they may have to pay, but they're up against the government, which has made special taxes a cornerstone of its economic policies. this is just the latest. the government is proud of its efforts to keep personal income tax down. it fills the gap with indirect taxes like this one. >> most definitely, it's not goal of the governmen
. >> reporter: a new kind of tax draws a new kind of protest. at least 10,000 people braved the autumn cold to take part in this demonstration, from the 200,000 who joined a facebook page opposing the internet tax. the government hopes to raise $80 billion a year by taxing each gigabyte of data transferred. critics called it an attack on free expression and a break on the development of fast internet services the country badly needs. >> this is a very stupid tax against the modern...
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. >>> australia votes to scrap a carbon tax. critics warn the move is a backwards step. >>> cat owners get their claws out in a right to have their pet recognized as the world's oldest feline. >>> hello. thanks for joining us. a five hour cease fire is underway, but in the last hour, we've had reports from israeli police three rockets have been fired from gaza since the cease fire started. israel hasn't responded. the cease fire nonetheless appears to be holding. we've got a picture across gaza city. traffic still moving, relatively heavy. looks like a normal day from the street level doesn't it? obviously an opportunity for everyone to get out while they can over this five hour period. we've had our correspondents saying they're accused at the bank to get cash out. any chance to bring in essential supplies while they have the chance. the conflict itself was continuing up to five to seven "gmt" time. the truce by in large seeming to have held. one example of the conflict itself, just hours before this, coming in from pictures we
. >>> australia votes to scrap a carbon tax. critics warn the move is a backwards step. >>> cat owners get their claws out in a right to have their pet recognized as the world's oldest feline. >>> hello. thanks for joining us. a five hour cease fire is underway, but in the last hour, we've had reports from israeli police three rockets have been fired from gaza since the cease fire started. israel hasn't responded. the cease fire nonetheless appears to be holding....
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>> i'm talking tax inversion. everybody going, what? it's very rarely used, but it's been around for years. been around for years. but it's increasing more and more in the united states and causing some outrage over there. let me explain and break it down. president obama, he calls it unpatriotic, but many firms just see it as good old good business sense. we're talking about this tax inversion. let me explain. it's when u.s. firms buy up an overseas rival and move their headquarters to where the tax rates are lower, which of course reduces their tax bill. burger king just announced a couple weeks ago it's doing it, moving its headquarters to can da -- canada. the practice has sparked a backlash on capitol hill. and today, jack lew is making a keynote speech on it. for more details, we have this from new york. >> reporter: burger king made headlines when it said it was shifting its headquarters across the border. all part of its deal to buy canadian coffee shop business tim horton's. so why all the fuss? burger ki
>> i'm talking tax inversion. everybody going, what? it's very rarely used, but it's been around for years. been around for years. but it's increasing more and more in the united states and causing some outrage over there. let me explain and break it down. president obama, he calls it unpatriotic, but many firms just see it as good old good business sense. we're talking about this tax inversion. let me explain. it's when u.s. firms buy up an overseas rival and move their headquarters to...
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of tax they have to pay. it's something we've been hearing a lot about in recent months, and just another line coming from reuters out of dublin. ireland is responding to the claims. it says it's confident it has not breached state aid rules in its tax dealings with apple, and it says it will defend its position vigorously. that's the latest response from the allegation from the european commission about potential tax deals struck by huge corporations to base themselves in countries where her tax rates are lower. any more on that with allison in business news. >>> okay. now, thousands of people have raided a religious -- thousands of police, rather, have raided a religious commune in south korea in an attempt to find a fugitive billionaire white house wanted in connection with a sinking of the ferry back in april. the police failed to find him. he is a leading member of the evangelical baptist church of korea, and its sprawling complex. it's believed his family owns the ship which sank with the loss of 300 li
of tax they have to pay. it's something we've been hearing a lot about in recent months, and just another line coming from reuters out of dublin. ireland is responding to the claims. it says it's confident it has not breached state aid rules in its tax dealings with apple, and it says it will defend its position vigorously. that's the latest response from the allegation from the european commission about potential tax deals struck by huge corporations to base themselves in countries where her...
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apple could end up having to pay millions of dollars in back taxes. apple says it's received no selective treatment from irish officials over the years. and apple says it's subject to the same tax laws as the countless other companies who do business in ireland. let's get more. let's go straight over to our economics correspondent andrew walker, who joins me. great to have you with us as always. break this down a little further. in some reports, i've been hearing this goes back to steve jobs who did a deal with ireland many, many years ago. >> back in the early 1990s, subsequent deals done more recently, 2007. deals which the european commission says in its preliminary review do amount to a state aid because they gave what the commission regards as a selective and favorable tax treatment to apple over the money that it was making in ireland. the commission also takes the view that it can't see any reason for supposing that this deal was "compatible" with the european internal market. if that is the case, it would amount to an illegal state aid. it's n
apple could end up having to pay millions of dollars in back taxes. apple says it's received no selective treatment from irish officials over the years. and apple says it's subject to the same tax laws as the countless other companies who do business in ireland. let's get more. let's go straight over to our economics correspondent andrew walker, who joins me. great to have you with us as always. break this down a little further. in some reports, i've been hearing this goes back to steve jobs...
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. >> talking apple, ireland, and tax. very little tax, in fact. that's the story. thanks very much, geeta. hello there. ireland could get raked over the coals in europe for the tax deals it's been offering to attract international companies like apple. the deal says the european commission amount to offer apple unfair state aid. it's part of a broader investigation into tax policies to the likes of ireland, the netherlands and luxembourg. the commission has been examining whether these companies have unfairly offered international companies including apple, amazon, and starbucks. it has found that the country's benign tax regime means multi-nationals are, in fact, receiving a form of unfair state aid. apple could end up having to pay billions of dollars in back taxes. apple says it's received no selective treatment from irish officials over the years, and apple says it's subject to the same tax laws as the countless other companies who do business in ireland. we're going to have more on "gmt" coming up in over an hour's time. >>> and breaking the rules again. a u.s
. >> talking apple, ireland, and tax. very little tax, in fact. that's the story. thanks very much, geeta. hello there. ireland could get raked over the coals in europe for the tax deals it's been offering to attract international companies like apple. the deal says the european commission amount to offer apple unfair state aid. it's part of a broader investigation into tax policies to the likes of ireland, the netherlands and luxembourg. the commission has been examining whether these...
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. >>> the israeli parliament has voted to scrap a carbon tax. abbott says it will increase business and push down household power bills. critics say abbott is taking the economy backwards. >> 32's. the clean energy legislation carbon tax repeal bill and seven related bills passed. >> so australia's price on carbon is no more. the vote in the upper house of parliament came after the government won the support of the micro parties and independent senators. the tax saw the biggest polluters for each ton of carbon dioxide they created. the levy is said to be a hand break on the australian economy. >> you voted to scrap the tax in september last year. today the parliament finallien willed. today the tax that you et vo -- you voted to get rid of is gone. the tax that hurt family's cost of living and hurt the environment is gone. >> because australia is responsible for 1.5% of global emissio emissions, whatever it does is inconsequential. australia is among the world's highest per capita emitters of green house gases thanks to a reliance on cheap suppl
. >>> the israeli parliament has voted to scrap a carbon tax. abbott says it will increase business and push down household power bills. critics say abbott is taking the economy backwards. >> 32's. the clean energy legislation carbon tax repeal bill and seven related bills passed. >> so australia's price on carbon is no more. the vote in the upper house of parliament came after the government won the support of the micro parties and independent senators. the tax saw the...
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they will already be paying tax indirectly through those living in tax that have got sales taxes, which most do have, but some don't. they'll be paying a bit through that. so there will be some contribution to the u.s. government finances. but then, of course, there is always the possibility in the longer term that they may be eligible for various benefits. i think what you can say is the net impact is not going to be terribly large. >> just briefly, this illegal immigration is not the only part of the immigration argument. there are many firms who say they struggle to get high skilled labor into the country. >> the chamber of commerce made a particular point about the technology sector, about silicon valley struggling to find people with the engineering, mathema c mathematics skills that they want in the u.s., and sometimes having difficulty getting them here when they find them abroad. the health department has suggested that there could be a shortage of 20,000 primary care physicians by the end of the decade. that's what we in the uk would call general practitioners. so there are oth
they will already be paying tax indirectly through those living in tax that have got sales taxes, which most do have, but some don't. they'll be paying a bit through that. so there will be some contribution to the u.s. government finances. but then, of course, there is always the possibility in the longer term that they may be eligible for various benefits. i think what you can say is the net impact is not going to be terribly large. >> just briefly, this illegal immigration is not the...
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trouble with the tax man. >> you're right, david. european commissioners investigating whether a decision was made by tax authorities in ireland, the netherlands, and luxembourg comply with rules on state aid, and it's about a deal they struck with apple, starbucks, and fiat. >>> hello. it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 2:00 p.m. in the northern iraqi city of mosul where half a million people have been forced to flee following its capture by the islamic militant group isis. families, women and children, among those making their escape. the iraqi army and police are believed to have simply abandoned their post in the end after four days of violent clashes in the city. just what is isis? who are they? what do they want? the name itself stands for the jihadic islamic state of iraq and levamt. the group is relatively wrung. it was formed in april 2013 as an off shoot of an al qaeda group, but just over a year it's already become responsible for scores of deadly attacks across iraq and syria. as for the motive aiations
trouble with the tax man. >> you're right, david. european commissioners investigating whether a decision was made by tax authorities in ireland, the netherlands, and luxembourg comply with rules on state aid, and it's about a deal they struck with apple, starbucks, and fiat. >>> hello. it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 2:00 p.m. in the northern iraqi city of mosul where half a million people have been forced to flee following its capture by the islamic...
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so it suggests taxing the rich more. but is that really the best way to help countries recover from the financial crisis? >>> it's midday here in london. 3:00 p.m. in moscow, and 7:00 a.m. in washington, where the capital is bush administration itse -- is bracing itself for a report by the cia. it is so sensitive that u.s. embassies and military bases around the world are preparing for a possible backlash. the report covers the cia's campaign against al qaeda in the aftermath of 9/11. of the 6,000 pages, only a 480-page summary will be released. it will look at the cia's operation to hold 100 suspected terrorists and black sites outside the u.s. those suspectsrogated using waterboarding and sleep deprivation. but it is expected to say these hash techniques failed to deliver results. this background now into the cia's interrogation program. >> reporter: the aftermath of the terror attacks on september 11th, 2001, as rescuers search the rubble for survivors, u.s. security services begin their own search for information to
so it suggests taxing the rich more. but is that really the best way to help countries recover from the financial crisis? >>> it's midday here in london. 3:00 p.m. in moscow, and 7:00 a.m. in washington, where the capital is bush administration itse -- is bracing itself for a report by the cia. it is so sensitive that u.s. embassies and military bases around the world are preparing for a possible backlash. the report covers the cia's campaign against al qaeda in the aftermath of 9/11....
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you need taxes to pay off that debt. >> yes. there are it would have arguments about cut corporate tax rate. production of tax rate itself does to the encourage in japan. they are lack of demand and foreign demand. that is part of their reason. the other one is japanese corporate tax rate is very high discouraging investment into japan. foreign investment increases in japan to encourage competitiveness. also lack of corporate revenue. he is concerned about corporate revenue. old people keep on walking. that can encourage revenues for government. i think corporate tax together with reform will be needed. >> all eyes on that. certainly markets will be watching closely. we appreciate your time. thanks for joining us on "gmt." >> thank you very much. >>> okay. there you go. well let's talk about this. since the end of the civil war, sri lanka's capital has changed as what of the government calls beautification of low income areas that are being demolished. we have been to one of the areas called slave island. he sent this report. >>
you need taxes to pay off that debt. >> yes. there are it would have arguments about cut corporate tax rate. production of tax rate itself does to the encourage in japan. they are lack of demand and foreign demand. that is part of their reason. the other one is japanese corporate tax rate is very high discouraging investment into japan. foreign investment increases in japan to encourage competitiveness. also lack of corporate revenue. he is concerned about corporate revenue. old people...
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. >>> turns out evading tax doesn't pay. >> certainly doesn't. credit suisse gets hammered with a $2.6 billion fine. the bank gets to keep its license. how useful is that if your institution is guilty of a federal felony? >>> hello. it is mid day london, 7:00 a.m. washington, 6:00 p.m. bangkok. troops have taken control of the main political building. all radio and tv stations are taken off air. many roads around the capital have been blocked. the military insists it's not a coup. the caretaker government has urged the army to act peacefully within the constitution. antigovernment protestors known as yellow shirts have have been rallying for yingluck shinawatra and her cabinet to resign. her government remained in charge. pro government supporters, red shirts, warning of civil war if the government is replaced by unelected administration as yellow shirts demand. jonathan has been out on the streets of bangkok. >> reporter: the presence of the armed troops makes this feel like a traditional army coup. in fact there aren't many of them. the army co
. >>> turns out evading tax doesn't pay. >> certainly doesn't. credit suisse gets hammered with a $2.6 billion fine. the bank gets to keep its license. how useful is that if your institution is guilty of a federal felony? >>> hello. it is mid day london, 7:00 a.m. washington, 6:00 p.m. bangkok. troops have taken control of the main political building. all radio and tv stations are taken off air. many roads around the capital have been blocked. the military insists it's...
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. >>> aaron is here looking at tax evasions. >> the end of the tax evasion scandal between the u.s. and swiss bank. let me explain. guilty, guilty. switzerland credit has agreed to pay u.s. authorities $2.6 billion after admitting to basically helping clients evade tax in america. in return for the guilty plea, it can continue to operate there. as a convicted institution, several pension funds can no longer do business with it. there's questions as to whether the bosses will obtain their jobs. not named in the guilty plea, some are calling for the chief to resign. we have more coming up on "gmt" in just over an hour's time. plus this one. horrible numbers here. modern d modern day slave have i on the rise. forced labor means $150 billion in illegal profits are made each and every year. that's three times the previous estimates. now with 21 million affected, the sex trade, agriculture is the worst offending industries. we've spoken to the author and going to run that interview on "gmt" in an hour's time as well. and this one with. wearable camera maker go pro is to offer a piece of t
. >>> aaron is here looking at tax evasions. >> the end of the tax evasion scandal between the u.s. and swiss bank. let me explain. guilty, guilty. switzerland credit has agreed to pay u.s. authorities $2.6 billion after admitting to basically helping clients evade tax in america. in return for the guilty plea, it can continue to operate there. as a convicted institution, several pension funds can no longer do business with it. there's questions as to whether the bosses will...
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the rule in a democracy is that you need the consent of the people to the taxes they pay. and you don't go back over pas years. and what we see is the european union trying to get britain to impose taxes for past years which they'd signed off before as a different level. there's no way that the united kingdom parliament should now vote to impose higher taxes on the british people to meet this back dated demand that many of us don't accept. >> i come back to the point that rules are rules, and the british government has signed up to these rules. that's what the eu commission is saying. >> well, i don't think we have. this is about definitions of income, and it's about ascribing income to the country that was in the gray and black economy, so by definition, it was income that we didn't tax at the time because it may not have existed and the officials did not know about it. so it then would be quite ridiculous to say you should have raised more tax then to send to brussels, and so why don't you raise more tax now to send to brussels. >> it's worth remembering britain isn't th
the rule in a democracy is that you need the consent of the people to the taxes they pay. and you don't go back over pas years. and what we see is the european union trying to get britain to impose taxes for past years which they'd signed off before as a different level. there's no way that the united kingdom parliament should now vote to impose higher taxes on the british people to meet this back dated demand that many of us don't accept. >> i come back to the point that rules are rules,...
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businesses pay no taxes for ten years. you'll get a warm welcome in the new new york. see if your business qualifies at startupny.com >>> you're watching "gmt". now russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has been holding talks from the cis, commonwealth of independent states. the many group of former soviet republics have been meeting in moscow to discuss organizational issues. but the issue of ukraine was also on the agenda, of course. at a news conference after sergei lavrov said the differences were internal and the country needed to be left alone to deal with the situation. >> translator: interference into ukrainian internal affairs should be stopped. but what we see happening is that the west has taken the role of somebody deciding the fate of that country. meanwhile, the current authorities in ukraine do not show themselves as very independent. >> russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov there. medical teams dealing with ebola in west africa are trying to confirm whether it has spread to a new country, mali. nearly 9
businesses pay no taxes for ten years. you'll get a warm welcome in the new new york. see if your business qualifies at startupny.com >>> you're watching "gmt". now russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has been holding talks from the cis, commonwealth of independent states. the many group of former soviet republics have been meeting in moscow to discuss organizational issues. but the issue of ukraine was also on the agenda, of course. at a news conference after sergei...
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much of that blamed on an earlier increase in that sales tax, which kicked in in april. all attention is now on this man, prime minister shinzo abe, who will see about a delayed hike. let's find out. the head of asia analysis at ihs joins us. great to have you with us on the program as well. boy, i mean, what do you say? we'll talk about what the p.m.'s next move could be. but over the past year or so, he has laid bear a very strategic growth plan to pump billions and billions of dollars into that economy. and what, it hasn't worked? >> i'm sure prime minister abe would agree with you, but that is fundamentally the problem. the tax hike back in april led to a larger than expected decline in consumer spending, which has essentially been the trigger for this technical recession. and he's in a real pickle now. >> isn't the problem here also -- i mean, when they put these plans in place, we did see the yen drop, which meant the exporters in japan were making a lot more money. some would say look, the stock market went higher, but only 20% of the country played the stock mark
much of that blamed on an earlier increase in that sales tax, which kicked in in april. all attention is now on this man, prime minister shinzo abe, who will see about a delayed hike. let's find out. the head of asia analysis at ihs joins us. great to have you with us on the program as well. boy, i mean, what do you say? we'll talk about what the p.m.'s next move could be. but over the past year or so, he has laid bear a very strategic growth plan to pump billions and billions of dollars into...
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it brings in billions of into the tax. no surprise both sides are so desperate to have it in their borders. so in just one more day, the polling stations will open and for the first time many in the history of the uk, the scottish will be able to decide if they want to remain part of the union with england, northern ireland or wales or become an independent nation. campaigners on both sides doing all they can to win over the critical undecided. the polls are too close to call. three of them released within the last 12 hours. opinion polls all suggest a lead of 52% for no to 48% yes. that sounds quite a margin. bear in mind there's a 3% margin of error. they also suggest there could be as many as 14% yet to make up their minds. that's more potentially than half a million voters. a lot of work to do for the campaign. let's go to lucy hawkings in edinburg. it's a battle and a half isn't it? >> reporter: it sure is. standing here in the past 20 minutes or so since we spoke, there are messages blaring out from both sides. tensi
it brings in billions of into the tax. no surprise both sides are so desperate to have it in their borders. so in just one more day, the polling stations will open and for the first time many in the history of the uk, the scottish will be able to decide if they want to remain part of the union with england, northern ireland or wales or become an independent nation. campaigners on both sides doing all they can to win over the critical undecided. the polls are too close to call. three of them...
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businesses pay no taxes for ten years. you'll get a warm welcome in the new new york. see if your business qualifies at startupny.com >>> this is bbc world news. i'm geeta with the latest headlines. david moyes has been sacked ten months after taking over. >>> the u.s. vice president is holding meetings with ukraine's leaders for a show of support for the interim government. >>> more on the football news of the day and alex ferguson is always going to be a tough act to follow. after ten months in charge the success of david moyes has been dumped. the widely anticipated announcement was made on social media. the club sent out a statement over two tweets saying united announces david moyes has left. katherine, we understand david is in talks about how he leaves and any compensation package he might now get. >> reporter: yes. it's been quite a messy process. rumors yesterday after his side manchester united were beaten 2 nil where he spent 11 years in charge at the club. they were outplayed, united. it seemed clear david's po
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tax revenue alone could add up to $1.5 billion. have economic hard times forced global governments to reconsider their drug policy? let's find out. amanda fielding is the director and founder. great to have you on the program. can i start with that? is that the case? is legalization the governments looking going here's another source of revenue? >> it's definitely one factor which should be taken into consideration. there is a net gain from a strictly regulated and taxed market. i think that's important in times of economic hardship. there are many other potential gains as well. one being that you can more readily control the ratio of high to a calming agent. at the moment in the unregulated market you can't control anything. i'm just in favor of moving cautiously towards a strictly regulated market. the economic factor is one side we should consider. >> i'm glad you mentioned regulation. how difficult is this as an industry to regulate? i can only imagine you regulate from the grower to almost the smoker? >> yes. absolutely. it's
tax revenue alone could add up to $1.5 billion. have economic hard times forced global governments to reconsider their drug policy? let's find out. amanda fielding is the director and founder. great to have you on the program. can i start with that? is that the case? is legalization the governments looking going here's another source of revenue? >> it's definitely one factor which should be taken into consideration. there is a net gain from a strictly regulated and taxed market. i think...
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businesses pay no taxes for ten years. you'll get a warm welcome in the new new york. see if your business qualifies at startupny.com humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? but i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care, i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile, not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still gonna give me a heart attack. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. the was a truly amazing day. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years we've helpe
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rewriting of tax code could be beneficial. of course the actual trade pacts in the pacific and atlantic, could be back there. mr. reed himself, harry reid blocked it from president obama. president obama may be keen to compromise and push that through. >> we've been hearing trade pacts there could be a renewed push on them. we can't forget last year the debt ceiling debacle. republicans held out with that at the particular time with controlling just one house. now they've got both. you know could we see more of the same do you think? >> let's hope not. the general opinion amongst analysts and broader public that republicans were mostly to blame for shut down. it didn't work well for them. they may come out of this victory. that's the risk they overplay. one thing has changed. actually two things. political reality changed. they may consider they are much more held responsible to control congress in both chambers. secondly, economically, couple of years ago the u.s. had deficit of 10%. at the moment this year, it's said to come
rewriting of tax code could be beneficial. of course the actual trade pacts in the pacific and atlantic, could be back there. mr. reed himself, harry reid blocked it from president obama. president obama may be keen to compromise and push that through. >> we've been hearing trade pacts there could be a renewed push on them. we can't forget last year the debt ceiling debacle. republicans held out with that at the particular time with controlling just one house. now they've got both. you...
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after the tax rise, i forgot quickly. now i'm back to buying stuff just the same. >> translator: before the tax rise, if my family and i went out to eat sushi it would cost 10,000 yen. now we end up spending more. i've decided to stop going out for sushi. >> how consumers here in japan respond to high prices in the next few months is absolutely key. if they look at high prices and say there's nothing i can do and carry on spending then it can create a positive cycle. high prices should mean higher profits. higher profits in the end should mean higher wages. so on it goes. if on the other hand japanese consumers look at prices and say prices are going up but my salary hasn't, i need to stop spending, it could have the opposite effect and push japan back in deflation. >> whether to eat sushi or not to eat sushi. >> always a dilemma in my house. >>> i want to bring you news from the organization of security and cooperation in europe which has just confirmed that it has lost contact with a second team of monitors in eastern u
after the tax rise, i forgot quickly. now i'm back to buying stuff just the same. >> translator: before the tax rise, if my family and i went out to eat sushi it would cost 10,000 yen. now we end up spending more. i've decided to stop going out for sushi. >> how consumers here in japan respond to high prices in the next few months is absolutely key. if they look at high prices and say there's nothing i can do and carry on spending then it can create a positive cycle. high prices...
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so an average, you might be able to take corporation tax down, but i think overall that the tax will have to increase in order for us to survive at a level that we do at the moment. >> reporter: an independent scottish government would have to tread a delicate line between making a system which serves the super rich and sticking to promises of creating a fairer scotland. those different goals may not be so easy to smooth out. coletta smith, bbc news. >> we'll keep across all things scotland. lots going on. follow me on twitter, tweet me, i'll tweet you back. you get me @bbcaaron. that's it with the business news. i have to say to you, i thought today and i think today you look super smart. >> thank you. >> i think it comes down to the tie. i think it comes down to the tie. where did you get that tie from? >> yes, aaron, thank you for loaning me a tie. >> there we go. there we go. yes. came in tireless today. >> unlike the super rich, i only have a couple. thanks for being with us here on "bbc world news." still to come on "gmt," have our big goals been met? we head to malawi to see w
so an average, you might be able to take corporation tax down, but i think overall that the tax will have to increase in order for us to survive at a level that we do at the moment. >> reporter: an independent scottish government would have to tread a delicate line between making a system which serves the super rich and sticking to promises of creating a fairer scotland. those different goals may not be so easy to smooth out. coletta smith, bbc news. >> we'll keep across all things...
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systems, and its capacity there has increased its tax revenues by about 17% a year over about a 10 or 12 year period. but what we're also really focused on with this report is the role that world leaders have to play, the g-20 leaders in particular, will come together in australia, in november. now, there is a big set of things that they can do to crack down, first of all, on the secretive phantom firms and make sure the ownership of those firms is made public to ensure that those big oil and gas companies publish what they pay to countries in order to drill and to mine. and if we do those things, a number of other steps that the g-20 could take, then in fact it will be a whole lot easier to make those changes in the countries concerned as well. it needs action within the developing countries and outside. >> okay, adrian lovett, good to talk to you. thank you for coming on to our program. that is the roundup of all the latest business for me. back to you. >> marion, thank you for now. see you later. >>> now, new research into the extinction of languages has reeled economic development
systems, and its capacity there has increased its tax revenues by about 17% a year over about a 10 or 12 year period. but what we're also really focused on with this report is the role that world leaders have to play, the g-20 leaders in particular, will come together in australia, in november. now, there is a big set of things that they can do to crack down, first of all, on the secretive phantom firms and make sure the ownership of those firms is made public to ensure that those big oil and...
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in the first month alone it collected $2 million in taxes from marijuana businesses. colombian president is prepared to go even further suggesting a global debate about legalizing cocaine. but other countries are keen to condition harsh punishments. and sanderford has been sentenced to death for allegedly smuggling cocaine to bali. the term "the war on drugs" was first famously used by this man, u.s. president richard nixon in 1971 but decades later, the number of drug users continues to grow. according to the united nations, drug abuse kills more than 200,000 worldwide each year. drug trafficking is a lucrative industry for criminals, worth $320 billion. that means if the global drug trade were a country it will be one of the biggest economies in the world. but the world seems split on how to tackle the problem. in the meeting some vienna may highlight more differences in opinions than agreements. >> well, one year ago this was the scene. that's after his surprise election as pontiff. pope francis is not marking the anniversary in any way. in fact, he's on a spiritua
in the first month alone it collected $2 million in taxes from marijuana businesses. colombian president is prepared to go even further suggesting a global debate about legalizing cocaine. but other countries are keen to condition harsh punishments. and sanderford has been sentenced to death for allegedly smuggling cocaine to bali. the term "the war on drugs" was first famously used by this man, u.s. president richard nixon in 1971 but decades later, the number of drug users continues...
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three months ago, his wife hit by debt and new taxes tried to commit suicide. part of a sharp rise since the crisis. she jumped from an 18 meter high wall, but survived. saved against her will. >> translator: i lost it all in five minutes when she jumped from over there. my home, my wife, my dreams. i feel leike i want my life too. what stop me is my daughter. this wife isn't worth living anymore. >> reporter: it is not just his family. 300 still need the daily food handouts here as salaries were cut by an average of 40%. >> we are not sure that we're getting out. we are tell we are getting out of the crisis. we feel we aren't. >> reporter: do greeks believe the strategy has been correct. >> i think a great majority believe that. medicine was not correct. >> reporter: in some ways, the jewel of the mediterranean is shining once again. but beneath the surface, away from the golden sand, greece is still struggling to emerge from the darkness. >> i'm planning a little trip to greece this summer. we're hoping that the flights will be running. there are, of course,
three months ago, his wife hit by debt and new taxes tried to commit suicide. part of a sharp rise since the crisis. she jumped from an 18 meter high wall, but survived. saved against her will. >> translator: i lost it all in five minutes when she jumped from over there. my home, my wife, my dreams. i feel leike i want my life too. what stop me is my daughter. this wife isn't worth living anymore. >> reporter: it is not just his family. 300 still need the daily food handouts here as...
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it's also talking of introducing a tax on luxury goods. far more really needs to be done. but the problem is there's an election coming, and that will be expensive. and also it would be impossible now to dramatically increase taxes, because that would be so unpopular for the government at the moment. of course, many people are wondering why on earth wasn't a lot more money saved during the boom years when the oil price was far higher. but really, the whole country needs to make its oil sector far more transparticipant so people know where the money is going. and the economy needs to diversify. the country really needs to wean itself off the oil. >> will ross. >>> mexico's president has announced some sweeping reforms to end collaboration between officials and drugs gangs. he is facing ge ining growing a the apparent massacre of 43 students in september. it's coming from protesters to end impunity and brutality after the trainee teachers were abducted by corrupt police. it's thought they were then handed over to a local drugs gang in iguala. our mexico correspondent will gr
it's also talking of introducing a tax on luxury goods. far more really needs to be done. but the problem is there's an election coming, and that will be expensive. and also it would be impossible now to dramatically increase taxes, because that would be so unpopular for the government at the moment. of course, many people are wondering why on earth wasn't a lot more money saved during the boom years when the oil price was far higher. but really, the whole country needs to make its oil sector...
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underscores the concerns about the impact of the sales tax hike, which we talk about a lot. it kicked in in april. the revised contraction was the biggest since early 2009 when the global financial crisis hit japan's exports and factory output. the world's third largest economy. jack lew is due to deliver a speech today monday about the controversial corporate strategy known as tax inversion. what's that, i hear you say? it's when a u.s. firm buys a foreign company and basically relocates offshore where it's more convenient to -- well, because of lower tax bills. burger king made headlines a couple weeks ago when it said it was shipping its headquarters up into canada across the border. part of the deal to buy that coffee business. administration officials say they've been alarmed at the growing number of companies pursuing tax inversions. it is a practice that's been around for years, but it has become more popular in recent months. again, we're going to have more on that on gmt. >>> coming up shortly, do you speak english? do you have great social media skills? and do you
underscores the concerns about the impact of the sales tax hike, which we talk about a lot. it kicked in in april. the revised contraction was the biggest since early 2009 when the global financial crisis hit japan's exports and factory output. the world's third largest economy. jack lew is due to deliver a speech today monday about the controversial corporate strategy known as tax inversion. what's that, i hear you say? it's when a u.s. firm buys a foreign company and basically relocates...
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and you don't have to worry that you'll get your taxes wrong, because turbo tax technology will check and double check your answers. and then check them again. intuit turbo tax, it's amazing what you're capable of. why relocating manufacturingpany to upstate new york? i tell people it's for the climate. the conditions in new york state are great for business. new york is ranked #2 in the nation for new private sector job creation. and now it's even better because they've introduced startup new...
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there's a 778% tax on imported rice. he doesn't want to see that end. >> translator: we can't compete with countries like australia or canada who farm on a large scale. people will tend to go for what is cheaper. i think japanese agriculture will be fatally wounded. >> reporter: he and his family have been shielded for decades. it's a sore point for the americans and the proposed free trade agreement. the transpacific partnership, or tpp, isn't just about trade. it's the key to obama's visit, as he wants to reorient the u.s. toward fast growing asia. but that doesn't make any difference to these protesters. these are the most vocal critics of the tpp or transpacific partnership. japan and the u.s. are major trading nations. who already trade a lot with each other. so, of course, there's some benefit in having more free trade. what is so special about this one? is it more about who's not at the table? >> abe threw his hat in the ring because he wants to prove to the united states he's a reliable alliance partner. so i thi
there's a 778% tax on imported rice. he doesn't want to see that end. >> translator: we can't compete with countries like australia or canada who farm on a large scale. people will tend to go for what is cheaper. i think japanese agriculture will be fatally wounded. >> reporter: he and his family have been shielded for decades. it's a sore point for the americans and the proposed free trade agreement. the transpacific partnership, or tpp, isn't just about trade. it's the key to...
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and you don't have to worry that you'll get your taxes wrong, because turbo tax technology will check and double check your answers. and then check them again. intuit turbo tax, it's amazing what you're capable of. only famous. and older. and gorgeous. and not like ours at all. go and smell the roses! [prof. burke] at farmers,we make you smarter [bell rings] about your insurance,because what you don't know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that taking pictures of your belongings helps when you have a claim? or that farmers offers a policy that will replace your car with a new one if it's totaled within the first two model years. and that parking near a street lamp deters thieves? the more you know,the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum - bum♪ [announcer] call 1-800-470-8502 and see how much you could save. space. 1969. [ zap ] no! the doctor we saw on the beach is a future version, 200 years older than the one up there. the doctor: canton everett delaware iii. who's he? wh
and you don't have to worry that you'll get your taxes wrong, because turbo tax technology will check and double check your answers. and then check them again. intuit turbo tax, it's amazing what you're capable of. only famous. and older. and gorgeous. and not like ours at all. go and smell the roses! [prof. burke] at farmers,we make you smarter [bell rings] about your insurance,because what you don't know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that taking pictures of your belongings helps when...
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whereas christina has been charged just with tax crimes. originally -- well, up until today, it was the prosecutor had said that christina only ought to be fined 580,000 euros, and her husband should still stand trial. but the judge, jose castro, has ordered now that she faces a trial, along with 15 other people as well. and it all centers around the disappearance of funds from a charitable institute, which is a charitable sports foundation in which they were involved. >> people will see this as part of a royal soap opera. we saw the coronation. christina not included as part of that. >> she's not officially part of the royal family. the royal family, because of appalling publicity, which was partly centered around this, this investigation has been going on for four years now. but also, the policies, bad publicity regarding safari hunting and shooting elephants in africa. so when the publicity of a royal family plummeted, there was a restructuring of the whole royal family. felipe is now the king, and he has distanced himself very much from
whereas christina has been charged just with tax crimes. originally -- well, up until today, it was the prosecutor had said that christina only ought to be fined 580,000 euros, and her husband should still stand trial. but the judge, jose castro, has ordered now that she faces a trial, along with 15 other people as well. and it all centers around the disappearance of funds from a charitable institute, which is a charitable sports foundation in which they were involved. >> people will see...
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we pay much more taxes to the spanish state and the return is very few. 10% of the gdp year per year. we have an open economy we generate 30% of the spanish exports. spain is not the best country of europe so there is history and a lot of future in such a movement. >> thank you for joining us here on bbc world news. have a good flight back to barcelona. it's more sunny there. stay with us here on bbc world news. we'll have more including a lot of the social media reaction. twitter has been set alight and facebook as well by the results of this scottish referendum. [ hypnotist ] you are feeling satisfied without standard leather. you are feeling exhilarated with front-wheel drive. you are feeling powerful with a 4-cylinder engine. [ male announcer ] open your eyes... to the 6-cylinder, 8-speed lexus gs. with more standard horsepower than any of its german competitors. this is a wake-up call. ♪ this is a wake-up call. 58 seconds on the clock, what am i thinking about? foreign markets. asian debt that recognizes the shift in the global economy. you know, the kind that capitalizes on di
we pay much more taxes to the spanish state and the return is very few. 10% of the gdp year per year. we have an open economy we generate 30% of the spanish exports. spain is not the best country of europe so there is history and a lot of future in such a movement. >> thank you for joining us here on bbc world news. have a good flight back to barcelona. it's more sunny there. stay with us here on bbc world news. we'll have more including a lot of the social media reaction. twitter has...
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a source of revenue eu said must be taxed. water infrastructure needs 2 billion euros of investment over two years. i tell you what, charging the public for water is not going down well. we now report from ireland. >> reporter: it rained a lot in ireland, so there's no shortage of water. there's been a drought of investment for decades in the infrastructure meaning some don't have supply fit to drink. there's plenty of fresh water, but here in the town, people have to boil tap water before they drink it. it contain as bacteria making it unfit for human consumption. ireland needs huge sums of money to bring the infrastructure up to scratch. to do so, approving to be an austerity measure too much to swallow for some. supermarkets are doing a booming trade in water adding to household bills. many don't trust what's in the tap. >> you're going to be sick 24 hours. it's happened to me twice. i was foolish enough to let it happen then but not a third time. >> water was paid for by general taxes before, but the plan to charge homes i
a source of revenue eu said must be taxed. water infrastructure needs 2 billion euros of investment over two years. i tell you what, charging the public for water is not going down well. we now report from ireland. >> reporter: it rained a lot in ireland, so there's no shortage of water. there's been a drought of investment for decades in the infrastructure meaning some don't have supply fit to drink. there's plenty of fresh water, but here in the town, people have to boil tap water...
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it wants the taxes the swiss banks helped americans to dodge. our correspondent imojen foulkes is following the story from geneva. >> reporter: i think some of the detail is causing raised eyebrows in switzerland. they have a reputation for being rather cautious and careful. this comes like something out of a spy novel or a hollywood movie. the fact is the swiss do know that their big banks, credit suisse and ubs, at that period you were talking about, 2001 to 2008 were doing this kind of thing. it's pretty common knowledge. it's changed since then. there's been a big crackdown. nevertheless, we see -- i think what we see particularly with this report is that united states, there's no way it's going to give up on that lost tax revenue, and it is prepared to go into detail like this and release it because they still have credit suisse in their sights. they want that money back. i think credit suisse itself has not commented but will be very nervous. >> i am sure. despite these underhand tactics, it seems swiss banks are going to get off quite lig
it wants the taxes the swiss banks helped americans to dodge. our correspondent imojen foulkes is following the story from geneva. >> reporter: i think some of the detail is causing raised eyebrows in switzerland. they have a reputation for being rather cautious and careful. this comes like something out of a spy novel or a hollywood movie. the fact is the swiss do know that their big banks, credit suisse and ubs, at that period you were talking about, 2001 to 2008 were doing this kind of...
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joining some 200,000 who joined up on facebook, on a facebook page opposing the internet tax. the government hopes to raise $80 billion a year by taxing each gigabyte of data transferred. critics call it an attack on free expression and a break on the development of fast internet services that the country badly needs. >>> the u.s. federal reserve, all eyes will be on it this week, because it will call time this week on its program. that big bazuka of government bond purchases, which had been pumping very cheap money into the system around the globe. $85 billion every single month basically into the financial markets. this will mean a third round of quantitative easing being completed and marks the end of an unprecedented monetary campaign. and i can tell you what, that will certainly be leading the market direction. we're going to take a look. european markets earlier have been -- well, they've been up. they're down now. because some were breathing a sigh of relief that that stress test -- actually, the results could have been worse perhaps than what they saw. so the markets i
joining some 200,000 who joined up on facebook, on a facebook page opposing the internet tax. the government hopes to raise $80 billion a year by taxing each gigabyte of data transferred. critics call it an attack on free expression and a break on the development of fast internet services that the country badly needs. >>> the u.s. federal reserve, all eyes will be on it this week, because it will call time this week on its program. that big bazuka of government bond purchases, which...
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it's about corruption and unpaid taxes and bunga bunga parties. i mean, what do you think about that? >> translator: the bunga bunga accusations were the most amazing things. ridiculous. they manipulated the reality. luckily, i am a strong person and i was able to take it. i want to go down in history as the father of a country. and my legacy a conservative central right government. >> that's italy's former prime minister, silvio berlusconi talking to bbc's jeremy paxman. >>> how about three-meter high waves in the middle of the mountains? it sounds a bit unlikely, doesn't it? thanks to new technology britain's first artificial surfing is due to open in north wales. the waves can be created at the touch of a button. the bbc has been given exclusive access to the prototype being developed in spain. here's claire marshall. >> reporter: riding the energy of the ocean takes exceptional skill. every surfer has to learn somewhere. so could it be here? on an industrial wasteland in the welsh mountains? >> we've now got permission to break up the concrete
it's about corruption and unpaid taxes and bunga bunga parties. i mean, what do you think about that? >> translator: the bunga bunga accusations were the most amazing things. ridiculous. they manipulated the reality. luckily, i am a strong person and i was able to take it. i want to go down in history as the father of a country. and my legacy a conservative central right government. >> that's italy's former prime minister, silvio berlusconi talking to bbc's jeremy paxman....
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it's heavily taxed 25%. 25% at wholesale and retail. additional sales taxes on top of that. we're going to cover this story on "gmt" in over an hour's type. lots going on. tweet me at @bbc aaron. there's been studies in uk for legalizing marijuana. if they taxed it, they would wipe out deficit. i wonder if people in washington and colorado are watching us now. they are probably turned the off. >> no. adorable. >>> thanks. see you later. >>> do stay with us please on bbc world news. we have plenty more to come. we have the football action from brazil, this time the street world cup where youngsters aim to show how soccer can bring people together. ♪ it elicits pride... ...incites envy... ♪ ...and unleashes wrath. ♪ temptation comes in many heart-pounding forms. but only one letter. "f". the performance marque from lexus. hey, razor. check this out. listen up, thunder dragons, it's time to get a hotel. we can save big on killer hotels with priceline express deals. somewhere with a fitness center? hey you know what man, these guys aint no dragons. they're cool. these deal
it's heavily taxed 25%. 25% at wholesale and retail. additional sales taxes on top of that. we're going to cover this story on "gmt" in over an hour's type. lots going on. tweet me at @bbc aaron. there's been studies in uk for legalizing marijuana. if they taxed it, they would wipe out deficit. i wonder if people in washington and colorado are watching us now. they are probably turned the off. >> no. adorable. >>> thanks. see you later. >>> do stay with us...
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we have a new deficit tax that's a tax on high earners. people earning more than $180,000, new taxes on fuel, the pension age is going to rise from 67 to 70 by 2035. and there are also going to be additional feese the aim of this budget is to reduce the deficit, but the deficit in australia is only 3% of gdp which many countries around the world would be pretty envious of. now, the interesting thing, i think, is going to be is how this pans out over the next few years. we're going to have 16,500 jobs cut in the sector, and if the economy responds well to this budget, then the government's going to look pretty clever in a couple of years' time. if things don't go so well, then when we have the elections in a few years' time, they're going to have problems. and i think you're going to see both parties battling in the coming hours, the coming days to produce their own spin on what is the first budget of this right wing coalition government. >> difficult for australians, then. okay. that's all the business news for now inspect back to y now. b
we have a new deficit tax that's a tax on high earners. people earning more than $180,000, new taxes on fuel, the pension age is going to rise from 67 to 70 by 2035. and there are also going to be additional feese the aim of this budget is to reduce the deficit, but the deficit in australia is only 3% of gdp which many countries around the world would be pretty envious of. now, the interesting thing, i think, is going to be is how this pans out over the next few years. we're going to have...
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that's what taxes are, a recap. the story of your year. and we think you're the best person to tell that story. intuit turbotax, it's amazing what you're capable of. i cthis year aloneore places offi hit new york...ist. and texas! see, hotwire checks the competition's rates every day... so they can guarantee their low hotel prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com >>> this is bbc worlds news. i'm geeta guru-murthy with the headlines. the highest level visit to the peninsula since annexation to russia. there are reports that russian troops are withdrawing from ukraine's borders. >>> australian prime minister says there will be time lift on the search for the missing malaysian airlines plane. >> turkey's prime minister has claimed victory in local legislations. the first nationwide vote since mass protests. he is well ahead of his nearest opposition. james reynolds is in assemble. >> reporter: the country's prime minister leaving for the capital ankara, decided to take the early signs as a personal victory. >> translator: this is the weddin
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he was accused of tax fraud last year. he's going to spend four hours a week working with elderly people suffering from dementia. i asked our correspondent what the prime minister will be doing. >> we don't know what he'll be doing. he has a tutor following him around. he'll do minimal tasks. the director said it's not going to be a fun job. i don't know h i don't know what he means by that. he's a past entertainer and owner of the free main commercial television channels in the country. he might entertain the people in this home. it's run by the catholic church. it's quite a big facility. there are a large number of patients. they are keen in this home not to give gratuity publicity for his own purposes. not the fact he's been found guilty of tax fraud and serving a sentence doing community service, he's still a player on the political scene. he's going to campaign vigorously in the coming election this month. >>> now for some it's the highlight of the pop calendar. for many others it's a chance for a party complete with
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businesses pay no taxes for ten years. you'll get a warm welcome in the new new york. see if your business qualifies at startupny.com >>> hello. welcome back to "gmt" on bbc world news. i'm tim willcox. president barack obama has restated support for japan in the can dispute with china over islands in the east china sea. >>> ukraine says up to five people it describes as terrorists are killed in the east of the country. the russian president warns of serious consequences if the government used the army against it's own people. >>> taking you trastraight to japan. we have live pictures of president barack obama at the state banquet at the imperial palace. this is the first visit by a u.s. president in 18 years. they're at a summit in a very expensive restaurant last night with the prime minister shinzo abe. >> your family has em bodied the spirit of the japanese people across more than two millennium. we feel that spirit tonight in regaining piece and resilience of the japanese people who despite difficult decades, despite
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they have announced 25% tax breaks for the uk film industry. is this going far enough, do you think? because there has been, over the last few years, a bit of disappointment at the level of government support. >> well, the government is supporting the export of goods and services. and where we do need some help and we're looking at this as we speak, is the whole issue of the indigenous industry. british made productions. the culture and the creativity of britain if you would like. we need to sustain that and export that more. i mean it's a little bit like we have one very strong leg in investment into production facilities and skills. not so strong for local productions. >> so good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. >> you're welcome. >>> now, water is a vital part of life here on planet earth. without it, humans will die within a few days. and that's the case for plants. but much of it is also fatal. just this year, droughts have hit regions around the world, hitting key agricultural zones responsible for producing many of our everyda
they have announced 25% tax breaks for the uk film industry. is this going far enough, do you think? because there has been, over the last few years, a bit of disappointment at the level of government support. >> well, the government is supporting the export of goods and services. and where we do need some help and we're looking at this as we speak, is the whole issue of the indigenous industry. british made productions. the culture and the creativity of britain if you would like. we need...
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and you don't have to worry that you'll get your taxes wrong, because turbo tax technology will check and double check your answers. and then check them again. intuit turbo tax, it's amazing what you're capable of. only famous. and older. and gorgeous. and not like ours at all. go and smell the roses! >>> hello, i'm lucy hockings. the top stories at this hour. this is the moment a massive earthquake hits chile. at least five people have died and tens of thousands have fled their homes because of tsunami threats. >>> a third blast in central cairo. the first two explosions killed at least two people. >>> matthew borne britain's best known recruiter has recruited more than 300 dancers for his latest tour of "lord of the flies." most of the cast members in his latest project have no professional dance experience at all. >> the staff are quite happy. it started getting a bit savage. nearer to the end, just change and they start getting really, really cannibalistic. >> i thought if we would incorporate professional dancers with young men, boys, it would need to be a subject that would work
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more spending cuts or tax rises or a combination of the two. we're at a difficult stage where we're close to the end of greece's bailout program and it's that program which is very unpopular in greece, but which gives these creditors leverage over greek government policy. i think the creditors, the troika want to extend the program. so politically, this is a very difficult stage. >> yeah, it puts the greek government between a rock and a hard place really. if they don't agree with this, couldn't they hold back on this next chunk of money, the bailout money that's due to athens? >> they could. there's another 1.8 billion euros pending, which greece needs. but we've been here before. they could hold back, and then they don't at the end because a deal of some sort emerges. that's the pattern we've seen over the last couple of years. and i suspect some kind of murky compromise will emerge again. i think the other thing which is causing a problem at the moment, even though we're back in a period of economic growth, unemployment finally is beginning
more spending cuts or tax rises or a combination of the two. we're at a difficult stage where we're close to the end of greece's bailout program and it's that program which is very unpopular in greece, but which gives these creditors leverage over greek government policy. i think the creditors, the troika want to extend the program. so politically, this is a very difficult stage. >> yeah, it puts the greek government between a rock and a hard place really. if they don't agree with this,...
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that they pay more in tax than they claim in benefits. but those who are opposed to high levels of immigration, they say that it can have an impact on local jobs taking them away from local workers and also on social services, hospitals and schools, for example. so we don't know what's going to be outlined by david cameron, but the issue of eu migrants coming to the uk is obviously a huge one. >> duncan crawford there. much more to come. stay with us if you can. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. and only national is ranked highest in car rental customer satisfaction by j.d. power. (aaron) purrrfect. (vo) meee-ow, business pro. meee-ow. go national. go like a pro. to build something smarter. ♪ some come here to build something stronger. others come to build something faster... something safer... something greener. something the whole world can share. people come to boeing to do many different things. but it's always about the very t
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the slowdowns are just businesses of placing few order ahead of a planned sales tax hike. qaa skwra pan's cop suggestion goes up. from 8% from the current 5%. there you go. follow me on twitter. i'll tweet you back. i just a want to show you something. the e ticket for the flight to copenhagen this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. i'm thinking we can give a helping hand. it will be on the flight. see you. >> it's you that worries me, aaron. plenty more still to come. obama care, more than 6 million people have signed up. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. rejoice... for you have entered the promised land of accomodat
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and you don't have to worry that you'll get your taxes wrong, because turbo tax technology will check and double check your answers. and then check them again. intuit turbo tax, it's amazing what you're capable of. earthquake hits chile. at least six people have died, tens of thousands have fled their homes to escape tsunami. >>> two blasts in cairo. a brigadier general has been killed and four other officers injured. >>> would you like to be a fly on the wall of france's next cabinet meeting. president hollande unveils his new cabinet. >>> we're on the campaign trail with two of the many candidates in afghanistan's election. >>> hello everyone. this is the fear in chile after a powerful earthquake just off the coast. the authorities have ordered the evacuation of all settlements along its northern coastline because of an ongoing threat of tsunamis. well, the 8.2 quake was centered here, 100 kilometers off the coast. iquique is the main port for copper exports. there had been preparations after tremors in recent days. the tsunami that hit north of here had waves measuring 2.3 meters h
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